"I'm honoured to be here. Thank you to the Kroenke family. We travelled to Atlanta for a meeting with the family, for me it was a very good meeting. It was very good conversation with him and his son. All the connections were all together for the project.

"Also, thank you to the chairman, the board. We had a meeting on Monday. They feel with their heart for Arsenal. The conversation with the chairman and the board was very important for me.

"Also, thank you Ivan, Raul and Sven. The first meeting with Arsenal people, was with those three people, who after three hours I had a very good feeling for working together.

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"Thank you Arsene Wenger for your legacy. For all the coaches in all the world, he is a reference. I learn with him all the things in football.

"My English is not the best now. I want to make an effort to speak with you, to the supporters, to explain my ideas, to explain my ambition and to explain I am very excited for this opportunity at a big club, a great city and with a grand stadium."

On how big a challenge it is

"It is a challenge, but in my career every year I go up in the challenge. For me, the challenge is a dream come true."

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"It's a big challenge. But I work also in other big projects. For me I am thrilled to be here to work after Arsene Wenger."

How passionately did you fight for the job?

"The first meeting with Ivan Sven and Raul, the important thing was the connection. We spoke in this moment about what they want and what I want."

What are your targets?

"I believe the players who are here, the objective is to work hard together. With this talent of player, work and in the future to be a candidate, to be a challenger for the title.

"It's very important to the club after two years outside the Champions League to work for this way. To be in the best club in the Premier League and the world."

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What is your style of football?

"I am very demanding of myself and want people who are demanding also. The players to be demanding also. I like this personality.

"My idea is to be the protagonist all of the match. The history here is one thing - they love to play in possession of the ball. I like this personality.

"But when you don't have possession of the ball, I want a squad that is very intensive for pressing. These two things for me are very important."

What most attracted you to the project?

"I had three fantastic meetings. I met with Ivan, Raul and Sven. They analysed myself as a person and a coach and they thought I could be an option.

"I have to say after a three-hour meeting there was a fantastic chemistry between us. That chemistry came simply because it was Arsenal and they have a wonderful history and I hoped that there could be a new future for the club.

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"The second meeting was with the chairman, the board. They are the heart of the club and transmitted what the fans wanted. I really felt a positive energy in terms of what they felt about Arsenal.

"My third meeting was with the owner in Atlanta. Again here we had a fantastic feeling in terms of the way we spoke to each other about the project.

"I think every step leading up to today has been very positive in terms of what I want after Spain and France, in terms of Arsenal, in terms of the challenge of coming to Arsenal - it's something that makes me very proud. It's a great opportunity for me to grow."

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What would be a success for you next season?

"Developing. It's about battling for every title, that is something that is in Arsenal's history, it's something that is in my history as well and I want that to continue.

"Our objective is to be amongst the best teams in Europe. Those are the two objectives, to win titles and be amongst the elite of European teams.

"I also want the team to make the fans proud. I know they are already, but I want them to be even more so."

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"All the titles are important to us. I think we can and i want us to be candidates for them. I don't promise today that we win, but I can promise that we will work hard, we will work together, we will work to transmit emotion."

On Mesut Ozil

"He's one of the biggest talents here at Arsenal and I want talented players here.

"I want to spend time with him and all of the players. I want to speak to them all on a level, I want to speak to them about how inspired and excited I am to be here and I want them to feel that as well.

"Above all, I think this is a wonderful project and we all need to give 100 per cent, that's what I'm looking from every player and from myself."